UNSPSC 50345410: Frozen comice pears

The variety of pears known as comice pears that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50345410 Frozen comice pears is a Commodity code that reflects state and local government procurement of specialty frozen fruit for institutional food service and nutrition assistance programs. Recent solicitations show this code capturing broader frozen fruit and vegetable purchases across school nutrition, state hospital systems, and social services food distribution — including not only the specified comice variety but mixed frozen produce, frozen vegetables, and commodity-grade frozen fruits used in state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, and child care programs. The issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and health and human services, county boards of education, city boards of education, and regional Head Start organizations. The mix reflects institutional food service consolidation around multi-item frozen-produce contracts managed by state procurement offices and school districts rather than single-commodity spot buys.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Florida, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Mississippi, with Texas Health and Human Services Commission dominating recent volume through multiple competitive bids for frozen food products serving state hospitals and supported living centers. Representative solicitations include the Texas HHSC's IFB HHS0017338V1 (Frozen Food Products, August 18, 2026 response deadline, estimated $9 million annual volume across 106 line items of frozen proteins, vegetables, and prepared entrees for delivery to 18 facilities statewide), the Oregon Department of Corrections IFB S2910000017684 (approximately 40,000 pounds of frozen sliced or diced apples, August 19, 2026 deadline, with 5% state-goods and resident-bidder preferences), and the Hancock County Board of Education's IFB SN002-2027 for fresh produce including multiple apple varieties and frozen vegetable components (June 26, 2026 deadline). School nutrition contracts typically enforce Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content and comply with USDA whole-grain and sodium standards; state institutional food-service contracts emphasize firm fixed pricing, weekly or monthly delivery schedules to multiple facilities, and 90-day minimum product warranties with vendor responsibility for complaint resolution and replacement costs.